executable code
noun1
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Instructions for a computer in a form the computer can directly use (i.e. which it can execute). Derived from source code by compiling or assembling and linking.
- Other types of macros, shell scripts, batch files, interpretable source code, even Postscript files also contain executable code, and are, in theory, vulnerable to virus attack.2003, Maximum Security, fourth, →ISBN, page 324:
- The script itself contains variable and command substitution, the read command, and a while loop to get everything done in less than 10 lines of executable code!2008, Arnold Robbins, Nelson H. F. Beebe, Classic Shell Scripting: Hidden Commands that Unlock the Power of Unix, →ISBN, page 158:
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- “Scripts” are distinct from the executable code of the application, as they are usually written in a different language with distinct semantics.2012, Ivan Ivanov, Marten van Sinderen, Boris Shishkov, editors, Cloud Computing and Services Science, →ISBN, page 7: